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VIDEO TLC’s Welcome To Myrtle Manor super trailer

ByAsa Hawks

On March 3 TLC launches its latest reality show venture with the usual quirky twist, this time taking cameras to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to follow the drama and antics of the residents of the Myrtle Manor trailer park. But don’t think for a second Myrtle Manor is your run-of-the-mill run-down collection of dilapidated portable abodes because park landlord Becky is making her dream of owning the best trailer park in the world a reality by transforming Myrtle Manor and all it’s vast array of quirky inhabitants into a 5-star resort! Keep reading to watch the three-minute-plus super trailer just released by TLC! “You mess with one you mess with the whole damn trailer park!”

PHOTOS Gabby Giffords is radiant in Vogue, encourages gun control
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PHOTOS Gabby Giffords is radiant in Vogue, encourages gun control

ByEmily

It has been little more than two years since former Rep. Gabby Giffords suffered a critical head wound in a mass shooting at an Arizona supermarket. In the time since then, Giffords’ has been an absolute inspiration to millions of people facing adversity. Her relationship with her devoted husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, has also demonstrated what true love looks like. Now, a set of photos in the March edition of Vogue gives a sense of just how deep their connection is.

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Phaedra Parks announces the sex of her baby, reveals placenta previa diagnosis

ByLindsay

Real Housewives of Atlanta star Phaedra Parks announced that she was expecting her second child with husband Apollo Nida back in December, and at the time she said that she was hoping for girl to join her oldest son Ayden. So, did she get what she was hoping for?

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REPORT Paul Nassif dating former Miss Nevada Helen Marie Salas

ByLindsay

Dr. Paul Nassif and his Real Housewives of Beverly Hills wife Adrienne Maloof split more than six months ago, and now Paul is reportedly following in Adrienne’s footsteps by moving on with someone much younger, 27-year-old former Miss Nevada Helen Marie Salas.

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PHOTOS VIDEO Taco Bell announces Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco

ByAsa Hawks

If there were an Academy Awards for fast food, Taco Bell would have swept last year’s ceremony with their perfect union of everyone’s favorite nacho cheese flavored corn chip and everyone’s favorite Mexican fast food — the Doritos Locos Taco. Now the restaurant chain has announced a sequel to their critically-acclaimed blockbuster culinary masterpiece — the Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco!

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What’s wrong with Lady Gaga?

ByLindsay

Lady Gaga is capturing headlines this week but no, she didn’t wear meat again this time, it’s because the Mother Monster (as her fans call her) cancelled four concerts from her tour after suffering an injury during one of her concerts. While fans (and everyone around her) are just now finding out about the injury, it actually happened a while ago. Gaga had been working through the injury but now things have become unbearable.

Designers don’t want Kim Kardashian to wear their clothes? Plus, Kim says she’s “sick” of her family

ByLindsay

Kim Kardashian’s Elle Magazine photos were recently released on the web and will be appearing in the magazine’s March issue (on 2/19.) While she looks stunning in the photos, it wasn’t easy styling her according to the man behind the shoot. Why, you ask? Apparently, designers aren’t exactly jumping to have Kim wear their clothes.

Julia Pastrana, “The World’s Ugliest Woman,” returned home 153 years after her death
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Julia Pastrana, “The World’s Ugliest Woman,” returned home 153 years after her death

ByEmily

More than 150 years after dying from complications of childbirth, the body of Julia Pastrana is back in her native Mexico. Pastrana died in Europe, where she was exploited in traveling shows that deemed her the “Ape Woman.”

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Robin Roberts thought she was going to die during her treatment for myelodysplastic syndrome

ByStarcasm Staff

Good Morning America host Robin Roberts has been through a lot the past year as she dealt with treatment for a rare blood and bone marrow disease brought on by her breast cancer treatments a few years ago.

Now she’s fully on the mend from a bone marrow transplant, and is set to come back to our television screens February 20th. Even though she’s feeling healthier and more energetic now, it’s been a tough road for the morning show anchor.

Steve Martin is a first-time dad at age 67
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Steve Martin is a first-time dad at age 67

ByEmily

Apparently congratulations have been in order for Steve Martin and his wife Anne Stringfield for a while: The couple welcomed their first child last December! Martin and Stringfield haven’t made any public announcements, but they have been seen around their Los Angeles neighborhood with the baby. Friends confirm the couple is absolutely thrilled by the new addition.

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Teen Mom’s Ryan Edwards’ new girlfriend is Hooters girl Kirsten Cooper

ByLindsay

Ryan Edwards, the ex-boyfriend of Maci Bookout and daddy to Bentley, has been on the market for about two months now but after weeks of online flirting with a girl named Kirsten Cooper, the two have made things official — they are girlfriend and boyfriend.

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Beyonce looks gorgeous at “Life is But a Dream” premiere, Donald Trump thinks she shouldn’t shake her hips

ByStarcasm Staff

Beyonce looked stunning in an Elie Saab Couture gown for her self-direced HBO documentary Life is But a Dream at the Ziegfeld Theater on February 12 in New York City.

Beyonce has often kept silent about her private life, even trying to keep her marriage to Jay-Z a secret for a while. Even the most private celebrities usually issue statements about milestones like that, and often provide pictures. In this documentary Beyonce says she’s opening up quite a bit, and getting over some of her fears of exposure.

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Did Laura Johnston really quit Gypsy Sisters?

ByAsa Hawks

The series premiere of TLC’s new My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding spin-off series Gypsy Sisters was only three days ago and it seems we already have casting news for Season 2! Laura Johnston’s sister-in-law and someone claiming to be her husband Gus announced on Facebook that she will not be returning to the show. “I do not want her filming no more,” Gus wrote before adding that his wife is “not going to continue with them nuts with TLC.”

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Rod Stewart’s wife and Adrienne Maloof’s potential step-mother-in-law Penny Lancaster to join RHOBH?

ByLindsay

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is currently airing its third season but in just a couple months, filming will begin on Season 4. As always, there will be plenty speculation as to who will come and who will go, and the rumors have already started — beginning with Taylor Armstrong potentially on the outs and Rod Stewart’s wife (and Adrienne Maloof’s potential future step-mom!) Penny Lancaster getting a look as her replacement. (Calm down Brandi Glanville, nothing is certain yet.)

VIDEOS Swamp People’s ZZ Loupe on Trading Spouses as a child

ByRuby Turpin

Alligator hunter Tom Candies will be joining the cast of Swamp People Season 4 along with partner ZZ Loupe, a 16-year-old fellow alligator hunter who made his memorable pop culture debut in a 2004 episode of Trading Spouses when he was only 8! We don’t know much yet about Tom, but ZZ is no stranger to the public eye. Read on for photos, videos, and more on this remarkable teenage swamper.

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VIDEO and transcript of Salwa Amin’s arraignment

ByAsa Hawks

Yesterday we posted a couple video clips taken from Buckwild star Salwa Amin’s arraignment after she was arrested Monday morning in West Virginia and charged with four felony counts of drug possession with intent to distribute. Thanks to WCHS TV we now have access to the entire arraignment, which was conducted live via video with a very tired Salwa still in custody at the Central Regional Jail. Keep reading for a transcript and video of all Salwa had to say during the arraignment, which includes her claim that she, the two other suspects, and the drugs were all in an “outhouse” with a separate address from the one one the search warrant. (Cue Law & Order sound effect!)

30-year-old mother died because of her extreme Coca-Cola addiction
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30-year-old mother died because of her extreme Coca-Cola addiction

ByEmily

Natasha Harris, a young mother of eight children, died of cardiac arrest in her New Zealand home nearly three years ago. An inquest has now determined that Harris’ death was directly connected to her habit of drinking up to 18 pints of Coca-Cola per day.

Find out how much Coke Harris would drink on a daily basis after the jump…

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Jamie-Lynn Sigler and fiancé Cutter Dykstra expecting their first child

ByLindsay

Jamie-Lynn Sigler announced her engagement to Cutter Dykstra last month, and already the two have yet another exciting announcement — they are expecting a baby. The Guys With Kids actress and her baseballer beau will welcome their first child together later this year, Jamie’s rep confirms.

Meet Dr. Venus Nicolino aka Dr. V of Bravo’s new series LA Shrinks

ByLindsay

r. Venus Nicolino is one of thee doctors on Bravo’s upcoming series LA Shrinks. The show follows Dr. V, as she’s referred to by her clients, and two others as they tackle the craziness that is Los Angeles — literally. During the hour show, fans will get to know the doctors both in their professional lives and their personal lives and for Dr. V, one is just as hectic as the other.

Desperate conditions on stranded Carnival Triumph as food runs low and sewage backs up

Desperate conditions on stranded Carnival Triumph as food runs low and sewage backs up

ByEmily

For passengers aboard the Carnival Triumph, what started as a relaxing vacation has quickly devolved into an ocean-locked nightmare on the third day of their four-day cruise. After a fire on Sunday in the engine room that cut off power, the massive cruise ship has been stranded in the Gulf of Mexico. According to limited passenger reports, conditions are worsening by the hour.

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Taylor Swift says she doesn’t yell at or chase boys

ByLindsay

Taylor Swift is known for two things: her amazing music and her relationships. Between releasing new hit singles, Taylor is often busy with her muses (a.k.a. boyfriends,) and lately, she seems to really be going through them pretty quickly. However, not all that we hear is true and in the most recent issue of Elle Magazine, Taylor is setting the record straight about her love life and its impact on her music.

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After Destiny Odom tweets about depression, stepmom Khloe Kardashian-Odom vows to help

ByEmily

Destiny Odom’s family is in the reality TV business, which thrives on sharing personal confessions. But, in late January, the teenager broadcast some thoughts on Twitter that were particularly concerning.

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Yolanda Hadid-Foster diagnosed with Lyme disease, might not return to RHOBH

ByLindsay

Yolanda Foster seems to have it all — a beautiful mansion in Malibu, a loving husband and gorgeous kids, a spot on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills — but under the surface, Yolanda has been struggling with her health and because of it, she may not be returning to the show.

Mila Kunis says she loves being single

ByStarcasm Staff

Mila Kunis certainly isn’t broadcasting her relationship with Ashton Kutcher. The Oz the Great and Powerful star covers the March 2013 issue of Allure magazine, and doesn’t dish much about her boyfriend. She does, however, extoll the joys of being single. “For four years I was single. An amazing time. An amazing time. I love being single,” she says.

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PHOTO – Adele tattooed her son’s initial behind her ear

ByStarcasm Staff

Adele has refused to officially reveal the name of her new baby boy, saying it’s too “personal and intimate,” but she’s been wearing a nameplate with the name “Angelo,” and she showed off a new “A” neck tattoo at the Grammy Awards Sunday night. Either the initial is for her son, or Adele has an unhealthy obsession with Pretty Little Liars!

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Storage Wars star Mark Balelo commits suicide days after drug arrest

ByAsa Hawks

Mark Balelo, an auction house owner and occasional bidder on the A&E reality series Storage Wars, was found dead at his business in Simi Valley, California Monday morning. Balelo was in his car, which was running and parked in a garage at his auction house. His death comes shortly after a reported dru-related arrest and a couple months after reports he faced deportation for his criminal activities. Keep reading for more details, and watch a clip of Mark’s most infamous Storage Wars moment!

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Teen Mom 2’s Corey Simms reveals real reason for divorce from Leah (it wasn’t about the cheating)

ByStarcasm Staff

It was shocking when Leah Messer and Corey Simms called it quits in April 2011, because they seemed to working out. Now Leah’s married to Jeremy Calvert, and has reportedly given birth to her third child. At the end of Teen Mom 2 Season 3, it’s become apparent that Leah still wasn’t over Corey, even when she moved on with Jeremy.

Last Season it looked like they split up after Corey found out that Leah cheated on him with her ex-boyfriend Robbie Kidd. Now it seems that that wasn’t the reason for the split.

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Teen Mom 2’s Jenelle Evans’ baby daddy Andrew Lewis abused her, says he’s been sober for two years

ByStarcasm Staff

On the taped reunion, Jenelle said she didn’t want Jace around Andrew because he had hit her, and she was afraid he might do the same to Jace. She also expressed concerns that he might hurt Jace while he was drunk. Andrew hadn’t seen Jace since he was two months old.

Couple addicted to coffee enemas on My Strange Addiction
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Couple addicted to coffee enemas on My Strange Addiction

ByEmily

Like many people around the world, Mike and Trina enjoy coffee on a daily basis. It’s just their method of intaking the caffeinated beverage that’s raising some eyebrows. That’s because Mike and Trina don’t sip on the beverage — they get their fix with a coffee enema. Mike and Trina’s habit, which involves inserting the liquid directly into their rectums, will be featured on the season premiere of My Strange Addiction this Wednesday.

VIDEO: West Virginia Walmart cashier sings exactly like Dolly Parton
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VIDEO: West Virginia Walmart cashier sings exactly like Dolly Parton

ByStarcasm Staff

A few weeks ago a Walmart customer at a Logan, West Virginia store recorded their cashier singing just as beautifully as Dolly Parton. They uploaded the amazing video to Facebook, but then accidentally deleted it. Not content to just let it go, they went back to the Walmart to re-record the singing sensation.

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VIDEO Buckwild’s Salwa Amin from jail addressing drug arrest charges

ByAsa Hawks

Video of Buckwild star Salwa Amin from the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility explaining that “All these things that I’ve been charged with are totally wrong.” Salwa was arrested early this morning in West Virginia after officers reportedly found her and two other men in a she with three packages of heroin. According to the criminal complaint, Oxycodone was also found in Salwa’s purse.

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PHOTOS Gypsy Sisters’ Mellie Stanley’s tattoos

ByAsa Hawks

My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding fans may have noticed some changes to Mellie Stanley during last night’s series premiere of MBFAGW spin-off Gypsy Sisters. No, Mellie is still drinking, stripping, cursing, fighting, and otherwise not holding anything back — nothing different there. The changes I’m talking about were only skin deep in the form of lots of new tattoos!

Meet new Swamp People Jeromy Pruitt and David LaDart

ByRuby Turpin

Jeromy Pruitt and David La Dart are one of the new gator hunting teams joining the Swamp People cast for Season Four. They’re known for catch and release gator hunting (which, apparently sometimes involves wrestling!) and for using all sorts of unconventional tools and strategies for hunting gators in the old fashioned “choot ’em” in the head sort of way.

PHOTOS The Disney-themed wedding to end all Disney-themed weddings
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PHOTOS The Disney-themed wedding to end all Disney-themed weddings

ByEmily

Jamie and Christopher Chandler sure aren’t the first to dream of a Disney-themed wedding. The famous studio even has a whole event marketing group devoted to weddings. But, very few couples take it as far as the Chandlers did during their picture-perfect, Disney nuptials in 2011.

Beyonce says daughter Blue Ivy is her best friend, admits she reads about herself on the internet

ByStarcasm Staff

Beyonce’s covering the March 2013 Vogue cover (of course it leaked,) where she poses in Givenchy with the title “Queen B! Beyonce Rules the World.”

We’re starting to get that feeling more and more, especially after B’s Super Bowl performance.

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Did Melissa Gorga cheat on Joe with ex Bryan Bowen?

ByLindsay

Melissa Gorga was targeted in what became known as “Stripper Gate” on the last season of Real Housewives of New Jersey, and during the upcoming season of the show it looks like she’s going to be dealing with another scandal. The potential skeleton to dance out of Melissa’s closet is courtesy of her ex-boyfriend Bryan Bowen (aka Bulldog) who claims she was still sleeping with him after she married Joe Gorga. ***SPOILER ALERT***

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VIDEO Bradley Cooper before he was famous asking on Inside the Actor’s Studio with Sean Penn and Robert De Niro

ByStarcasm Staff

38-year-old Bradley Cooper is People‘s Sexiest Man Alive, and is enjoying both critical and box office success in The Silver Linings Playbook, but he’s been chasing his dreams for a long time.

When he was 24-years-old Bradley worked as a doorman at the Morgan Hotel while getting his MFA from NYU’s drama school. He would hold the door people like Leonardo DiCaprio, who’s now one of his buddies. He also got the chance to ask Sean Penn a question on a 1999 episode of Inside The Actor’s Studio.

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9th grader Rylee MacKay suspended for dying hair red

ByLindsay

Fifteen-year-old Rylee MacKay was recently suspended from her Utah middle school but it wasn’t because of bad behavior or anything you’d typically think would get a student suspended. Rylee was suspended because she dyed her hair what school officials considered to be an ‘”unnatural” and “distracting” shade of red.

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MUG SHOT Buckwild’s Salwa Amin arrested for drug possession with intent to deliver

ByLindsay

Buckwild‘s Salwa Amin was arrested in West Virginia on a felony charge of drug possession with the intent to sell early this morning. Police found three packages of heroin in a shed along with Salwa and two other men. They also found Oxycodone in her purse. Keep reading for all the details.

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VIDEO – Watch all the performances from the 2013 Grammy Awards!

ByStarcasm Staff

Some of the performances of 2013 Grammy Awards were simply stunning, and we’ve got videos compiled below.

Some of the stand-outs were Maroon 5 and Alicia Keys singing “Girl on Fire,” and Rihanna’s moving “Stay” with Mikky Ekko (no doubt about Chris Brown, and one of the best life performances she’s ever given.)

SiliCon Valley: How one young woman Photoshopped her way to the top
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SiliCon Valley: How one young woman Photoshopped her way to the top

ByEmily

Apparently, being a Photoshop wiz can land you in the upper echelons of Silicon Valley — just not by following the path you might imagine. That was the case with Shirley Hornstein, who climbed her way onto a top-40 list of the most influential women investing in technology in Silicon Valley, by doing little more than dropping names and digitally altering photos.

Meet new Swamp People T-Roy Broussard and Harlan “Bigfoot” Hatcher

ByRuby Turpin

Meet two of the new alligator hunters featured on Season Four of Swamp People: T-Roy Broussard and Harlan “Bigfoot” Hatcher. These two Texans may be new to Louisiana, but they are old timers when it comes to alligator hunting. They’re bringing Texas pride right into Troy Landry’s back yard this season.

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Melissa McCarthy’s comedy tops box office after critic slams her weight

ByStarcasm Staff

Funny lady Melissa McCarthy is leading not only this weekend’s box office, but securing the top box office of 2013 with Identity Thief, which also stars Jason Bateman.

This victory is particularly sweet after a scathing review of the movie, AND of Melissa’s body became viral. Rex Reed of The Observer called McCarthy “tractor-sized,” a “hunk of junk,” a “female hippo,” and a “screeching, humongous creep.”

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PHOTOS Kyle Richards, Brandi Glanville, Tamra Barney, Gretchen Rossi and Camille Grammer at Family Equality Council event

ByLindsay

Last night, the Real Housewives put their drama aside for a good cause — and they looked amazing doing it. Tamra Barney and Gretchen Rossi of Orange County and Brandi Glanville, Kyle Richards, and Camille Grammer of Beverly Hills attended the Family Equality Council’s Awards Dinner in Los Angeles to show their support for the equal rights for parents and families across the globe.

Adopted woman finds birth parents through Facebook — then helps another woman find family
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Adopted woman finds birth parents through Facebook — then helps another woman find family

ByEmily

On Jan. 27, Jenessa Simons, a 21-year-old Utah woman who was adopted more than two decades ago, posted a picture to Facebook asking for help in finding her birth parents. Two days and 124,000 shares later, an old classmate of Simons’ birth mother saw the post and put the two women in touch.

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Kate Upton scores Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover for the second year in a row

ByStarcasm Staff

Kate Upton should be a very happy girl.

This is only the second time a model has gotten the Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover two years in a row. The last time consecutive SI swimsuit covers happened was from 1986-8, when Elle McPherson scored three covers back-to-back.

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PHOTOS Is Gypsy Sisters’ Mellie Stanley pregnant?

ByAsa Hawks

Sunday night on TLC television viewers will get to see the return of West Virginia’s resident gypsy hellion Mellie Stanley as she and the rest of the “Stanley sisters” deliver two hours of Romany drama during the series premiere of Gypsy Sisters. Judging from the preview trailer, it looks to be one hell of a ride as Nettie, Kayla and Laura hop on board the Mellie Express! But, the trailer also foreshadows perhaps the only event that could derail the inevitable trainwreck by hinting that… Mellie Stanley is pregnant?!? Keep reading to find out if it’s true, although I should probably warn you that the post comes with a serious SPOILER ALERT!

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Teen Mom 2 Love Triangle: Did Leah Messer have feelings for Corey Simms during engagement to Jeremy Calvert?

ByLindsay

Leah Messer and her ex-husband have a long history and two children together so when she moved on to Jeremy Calvert in August of 2011, she dealt with some mixed emotions. No one knew how long she had feelings for Corey, but as Teen Mom 2 progresses we’re starting to see that Leah was still in love with Corey even after she and Jeremy Calvert became engaged and pregnant.

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Justin Bieber’s mom wants him back with Selena Gomez

ByLindsay

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez called it quits on their two-year relationship last fall, but since then, the two have been very publicly on again/off again. While neither party seems to be sure of what they want, Justin’s mom is reportedly pulling for a reconciliation.

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EXCLUSIVE Ashlee Wilson-Hawn post-fight interview

ByLindsay

Ashlee Wilson-Hawn was recently involved in an epic on-screen brawl with her Big Rich Atlanta co-star, Kahdijiha Rowe. While she insists she’s innocent (she even filed charges), some reports have claimed otherwise, so Ashlee’s speaking with Starcasm to set the record straight and dish out even more details about what went down during and after the fight.